Purse Having Interchangeable Ornamental Portion

ABSTRACT

A purse having a strap, a main body bag, and an ornamental portion in a manner that allows the ornamental portion to be interchanged with different or additional ornamental portions. The ornamental portion also serves as part of the strap.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the benefit of Provisional U.S. PatentApplication No. 62/723,745 filed on Aug. 28, 2018 the entire contentsand disclosure of which are hereby incorporated by reference.

FIELD OF INVENTION

This invention is directed to a purse having a strap, a main body bag,and an ornamental portion in a manner that allows the ornamental portionto be interchanged with different or additional ornamental portions. Theornamental portion also serves as part of the strap.

BACKGROUND OF INVENTION

Almost all women and many men carry a purse or some type of bag. Manypeople consider their purse or bag to be a reflection of theirparticular style. Purses and bags can be very expensive, so it would bedesirable to have a purse or bag that can be quickly modified to changethe style or statement of the purse or bag.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Accordingly, it is the subject of this invention to provide a strap thathas a portion that can be interchanged. There is a purse or bag that hasa main bag portion and a strap and an interchangeable ornamental portionthat is operatively associated with the strap. The ornamental portion isinterchangeable with other ornamental portions, and in other embodimentsthere may be more than one ornamental portion.

The ornamental portion can be manually interchanged with a differentornamental portion, and in some embodiments there is more than oneornamental portion. By embedding the ornamental portion such that it isoperatively associated with the strap of the purse or bag, theornamental portion can be easily seen and thus allows the purse to makea specific style, fashion, or personality statement. Of note, the purseor bag can be customized with different ornamental portions in a waythat other purses or bags cannot be.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective front view of a purse having a main body bag, astrap, and an ornamental portion that is interchangeable with otherornamental portions.

FIG. 1A is an enlarged view of a second connection where the main bodybag is releaseably secured to the ornamental portion.

FIG. 2 is a perspective of another embodiment wherein there are twointerchangeable ornamental portions.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of another embodiment wherein theinterchangeable ornamental portion is located along the strap.

FIG. 4 is a perspective front view of the purse having the main bodybag, the strap, and the interchangeable ornamental portion, wherein theornamental potion is on the left side of the purse.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

At the outset the term purse and the term bag are used interchangeablyand alternatively herein and are commonly indicated by reference numeral10. In addition, common or like components have been given likereference numerals throughout.

FIGS. 1 and 4 depict front and rear perspective views of a purse or bag10 having a main bag body 20. The main body bag has a front side 21 anda rear side 22, and first and second edge sides 23, 24 that all meetwith a base portion 25. The purse or bag 10 also has a top portion 26.The top portion 26 defines a bag opening 27, and the bag 10 may have asuitable fastener, zipper, button or closure device (not shown) to closethe bag opening 27. The main body bag also has first and second bagextensions 28, 29 in one of the embodiments.

Although FIG. 1 depicts one of the embodiments, other embodiments areenvisioned. For example, it is to be understood that purse or bag 10 mayhave another shape other than that depicted in FIG. 1 and is not limitedto what is depicted in FIG. 1. It is also to be understood that thepurse or bag 10 may be embodied as a crossbody bag or a carrying casethat is made out of non-flexible materials such as a hard case or a hardlaptop bag or some other carrying case made of plastic or metal that hasa strap or handles.

The purse or bag 10 has a strap 30 that connects to the main bag body 20so a user (not shown) can carry the main body bag 20 by the strap 30.Although not depicted, it is to be understood that the main body bag 20may be carried with handles instead of the strap 30. The strap 30 hasfirst and second end portions 32, 34.

As shown in FIG. 1, the first end portion 32 of the strap 30 isdetachably attached to main bag body 20 by way of a first connection 50having a snap hook 45 connected to first bag extension 28 and a snaphook 45 connected to first end portion 32 of strap 30. Although embodiedas snap hooks in FIG. 1, in other embodiments, the snap hooks may beembodied as any connector that is capable of releasably connecting thefirst end portion 32 of the strap 30 to the main bag body 20.

Snap hook 45 is secured to and extends from the main body bag 20 atfirst bag extension 28. It is to be understood that first connection 50may be optional and strap 30 may be directly attached or secured to themain bag body 20 of purse or bag 10 in one embodiment, for example bysewing or stitching. Thus, although strap 30 is depicted as beingdetachably attached to main bag body 20, it is understood that strap 30may be more permanently attached to main bag body 20.

In another embodiment, the strap 30 may be optionally adjusted by way ofa first buckle 80. In other embodiments, the first buckle 80 may bereplaced with adjustable snaps or any other components capable ofadjusting the length of the strap 30.

As shown in FIG. 1, the second end portion 34 of the strap 30 isdetachably attached to ornamental portion 70 by way of a thirdconnection 54 having a snap hook 45 connected to second end portion 34and a snap hook 45 connected to a D ring 35 of ornamental portion 70.Although embodied as snap hooks and D rings in FIG. 1, in otherembodiments, the snap hooks and D rings may be embodied as any connectorthat is capable of releasably connecting the second end portion 34 ofthe strap 30 to the ornamental portion 70.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 1A, in one embodiment, the purse or bag 10 hasan ornamental portion 70 that is detachably attached to the strap 30 ofthe purse or bag 10, such that the ornamental portion 70 isinterchangeable with different ornamental portions. The ornamentalportion 70 shown in FIG. 1 has a cylindrical shape 71.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the ornamental portion 70 has a snap hook 45attached to a D-ring 35. This embodiment allows ornamental portion 70 tobe connected to additional ornamental portions 72 as shown in FIG. 2.Snap hook 45 is removable and may be removed if it is not needed.

In FIG. 1A, ornamental portion 70 is depicted as detachably attached tothe main body bag 20 at a second connection 52 and is also detachablyattached to the strap 30 at a third connection 54 as shown in FIG. 1.The second and third connections 52 and 54 are comprised of D-rings andsnap hooks 35, 45. The snap hook 54 is secured to and extends from themain body bag 20. The ornamental portion 70 is replaceable with otherornamental portions as described above.

In other embodiments the ornamental portion 70 (or additional ornamentalportion 72 as depicted in FIG. 2) may be embodied as at least thefollowing: a charm in the shape of a buffalo, as a flower, as a logo, asa skull and crossbones, as a peace sign, as a unicorn, as a pineapplegraphic, or any other ornamental feature. It is understood that theornamental portion 70 may be any ornamental shape or design and is notlimited to those disclosed herein. The ornamental portion 70 may be madeof metal, plastic, wood, ceramic or any other suitable material. In oneembodiment, the ornamental portion 70 includes D-rings 35 at either endfor purposes of connecting to the purse or another ornamental portion.In another embodiment, ornamental portion 70 may further include afunctional portion including, but not limited to a cell phone holder, asunglass holder, or some other functional feature. For example, inanother embodiment, the ornamental portion may be a strap portion asdepicted in FIG. 3

In another embodiment, D-rings 35, and snap hooks 45 may be embodied asany type of connector including but not limited to D-rings, O-rings,swivel hooks with clasps, D-rings, snap hooks, snap buttons, adjustableside buckles, rectangle rings, magnets, edge connectors, screwconnectors, flat head rivet studs, spikes, triangle rings, grommets,clips, lobster hooks, lobster clasps, dog leash clasps, clasp withbuckles, or bridge connectors, hardware, findings, toggles, tuck lockclasps, ties, kiss locks, turn locks, zippers, chains, links, chainlinks, square rings, jump rings, round buckles, rectangle buckles, keyrings, lanyard hooks, slider clasps, swing clasps, hook and eyeconnectors, snap bars, spring rings, or any combination thereof.

In FIGS. 1 and 1A there is shown a connector 45 embodied as a snap hookthat is secured to the main body bag 20. A D-ring 35 is also connectedto a snap hook 45 at the second connection 52. The D-rings and snaphooks 35, 45 can swivel relative to one another. As understood, snaphooks 45, have release levers and release gates such that when the userpresses on the release lever the release gate opens. The user can thenchange the ornamental portion 70 with another ornamental portion. In oneembodiment, the D-rings are all structurally the same as each other andthe snap hooks are all structurally the same as each other.

The D-rings 35 and snap hooks 45 may be made of metal, fabrics, plastic,and combinations thereof or from any other suitable material.

FIG. 2 depicts another embodiment wherein there are two ornamentalportions. There is the ornamental portion designated 70 and there is anadditional ornamental portion designated by reference numeral 72. Theornamental portions 70, 72 are, in one embodiment, structurally thesame, but in other embodiments they may be differently shaped. Theornamental portion 70 is connected at the second connection 52 in themanner described above. The two ornamental portions 70 and 72 areconnected at the third connection by way of two snap hooks 45, which areconnected to a D-ring at the ends of ornamental portion 70 and 72, asdescribed above. Finally, ornamental portion 72 and strap 30 areconnected at a fourth connection 56 as described above.

In other embodiments there may be more ornamental portions connected tothe strap 30.

FIG. 3 depicts another embodiment wherein there is the strap 30 and astrap segment 36 with the ornamental portion 70 releaseably attached tothe strap 30 and the strap segment 36. The strap segment 36 is shorterthan the strap 30 in one embodiment, and in another embodiment the strap30 and the strap segment 36 have the same length. This allows theornamental portion 70 to be located virtually anywhere on the straprelative to the main bag body 20. The first connection 50 is the same aspreviously described. The second and third connections 52 and 54 are thesame as previously described. The strap 30 is adjustable with buckle 80,and the strap segment 36 is adjustable with buckle 80. Two snap hooks 45are connected at fourth connection 56, which connects strap segment 36to a second extension 29 of main body bag 20.

The strap segment 36 extends to the second connection 52 by snap hook 45and D-ring 35 and is thusly connected to the ornamental portion 70. Theornamental portion 70 is then connected at third connection 54 to strap30 by D-ring 35 and snap hook 45.

FIG. 4 depicts an embodiment wherein the ornamental portion 70 islocated on the other side of the purse. That is the ornamental portion70 is on the left side of the purse or bag 10, rather than on the rightside.

It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that while the purseor bag 10 having the ornamental portion 70 have been described in detailherein, the invention is not necessarily so limited and other examples,embodiments, uses, modifications, and departures from the embodiments,examples, uses, and modifications may be made without departing from thepurse or bag 10 and methods for making the purse and bag 10 and all suchembodiments are intended to be within the scope and spirit of theappended claims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A purse comprising: a main body bag having firstand second bag extensions; a strap having a first end and a second end;a first connection securing the first end of the strap to the first bagextension of main body bag; an ornamental portion having a bottom endand a top end; a first connector secured to the bottom end of theornamental portion; a second connector secured to the second bagextension of main body bag; a second connection releasably securing thefirst connector and the second connector such that the bottom end ofornamental portion can be released from the second bag extension of mainbody bag by releasing the first connector from the second connector; athird connector secured to the top end of ornamental portion; a fourthconnector secured to the second end of strap; and a third connectionreleasably securing the third connector and the fourth connector suchthat the top end of ornamental portion can be released from the secondend of strap by releasing the third connector from the forth connector.2. The purse according to claim 1 wherein the strap has a buckle.
 3. Thepurse according to claim 1 wherein the ornamental portion is one of thefollowing: a cylinder, a charm, an ornament in the shape of a buffalo,an ornament in the shape of a flower, an ornament in the shape of alogo, an ornament in the shape of a skull and crossbones, an ornament inthe shape of a peace sign, an ornament in the shape of a unicorn, anornament in the shape of a pineapple graphic.
 4. The purse according toclaim 1 wherein the ornamental portion is detachable from the strap anda different ornamental portion can be connected to the strap.
 5. Thepurse according to claim 1 wherein the first, second, third, and fourthconnectors are selected from the group consisting of: swivel hooks, snaphooks, clasps, D-rings, snap buttons, adjustable side buckles, rectanglerings, magnets, edge connectors, screw connectors, flat head rivetstuds, spikes, triangle rings, grommets, clips, lobster hooks, claspwith buckles, bridge connectors, or combinations thereof.
 6. A pursecomprising: a main body bag having first and second bag extensions; astrap having a first and second end; a first connector secured to thefirst bag extension of main body bag; a second connector releasablysecured to the first end of the strap; a first connection releasablysecuring the first connector to the second connector such that the firstend of strap can be released from the first bag extension of main bodybag by releasing the first connector from the second connector; anornamental portion having a bottom end and a top end; a third connectorsecured to the bottom end of ornamental portion; a fourth connectorsecured to the second bag extension of main body bag; a secondconnection releasably securing the third connector and the fourthconnector such that the bottom of ornamental portion can be releasedfrom the second bag extension of main body bag by releasing the thirdconnector from the fourth connector; a fifth connector secured to thetop end of ornamental portion; a sixth connector secured to the secondend of strap; and a third connection releasably securing the fifthconnector and the sixth connector such that the top end of ornamentalportion can be released from the second end of the strap by releasingthe fifth connector from the sixth connector.
 7. The purse according toclaim 6 wherein the strap has a buckle.
 8. The purse according to claim6 wherein the ornamental portion is one of the following: a cylinder, acharm, an ornament in the shape of a buffalo, an ornament in the shapeof a flower, an ornament in the shape of a logo, an ornament in theshape of a skull and crossbones, an ornament in the shape of a peacesign, an ornament in the shape of a unicorn, an ornament in the shape ofa pineapple graphic.
 9. The purse according to claim 6 wherein theornamental portion is detachable from the strap and a differentornamental portion can be connected to the strap.
 10. The purseaccording to claim 6 wherein the first, second, third, fourth, fifth,and sixth connectors are selected from the group consisting of: swivelhooks, swivel hooks, clasps, D-rings, snap buttons, adjustable sidebuckles, rectangle rings, magnets, edge connectors, screw connectors,flat head rivet studs, spikes, triangle rings, grommets, clips, lobsterhooks, clasp with buckles, bridge connectors, or combinations thereof.11. A purse comprising: a main body bag having first and second bagextensions; a strap having a first and second end; a first connectorsecured to the first bag extension of main body bag; a second connectorreleasably secured to the first end of main body bag 20; a firstconnection releasably securing the first connector to the secondconnector such that the first end of strap can be released from thefirst bag extension of main body bag by releasing the first connectorfrom the second connector; an ornamental portion having a bottom end anda top end; a third connector secured to the bottom end of ornamentalportion; a fourth connector secured to the second bag extension of mainbody bag; a second connection releasably securing the third connectorand the fourth connector such that the bottom of ornamental portion canbe released from the second bag extension of main body bag by releasingthe third connector from the fourth connector; a fifth connector securedto the top end of ornamental portion; an additional ornamental portionhaving a top and bottom end; a sixth connector secured to the bottom ofadditional ornamental portion; a third connection releasably securingthe fifth connector and the sixth connector such that the top end ofornamental portion can be released from the bottom end of additionalornamental portion by releasing the fifth connector from the sixthconnector; a seventh connector secured to the top of additionalornamental portion; an eighth connector releasably secured to the secondend of strap; and a fourth connection releasably securing the seventhconnector and the eighth connector such that the top end of additionalornamental portion can be released from the second end of the strap byreleasing the seventh connector from the eighth connector.
 12. The purseaccording to claim 11 wherein the strap has a buckle.
 13. The purseaccording to claim 11 wherein the ornamental portion is one of thefollowing: a cylinder, a charm, an ornament in the shape of a buffalo,an ornament in the shape of a flower, an ornament in the shape of alogo, an ornament in the shape of a skull and crossbones, an ornament inthe shape of a peace sign, an ornament in the shape of a unicorn, anornament in the shape of a pineapple graphic.
 14. The purse according toclaim 11 wherein the ornamental portion is detachable from the strap anda different ornamental portion can be connected to the strap.
 15. Thepurse according to claim 11 wherein the ornamental portion is a strapsegment.
 16. The purse according to claim 11 wherein the strap has abuckle.
 17. The purse according to claim 11 wherein the strap segmenthas a buckle.
 18. The purse according to claim 11 wherein the additionalornamental portion is one of the following: a cylinder, a charm, anornament in the shape of a buffalo, an ornament in the shape of aflower, an ornament in the shaped of shape of a logo, an ornament in theshape of a skull and crossbones, an ornament in the shaped a peace sign,an ornament in the shape of a unicorn, an ornament in the shape of apineapple graphic.
 19. The purse according to claim 11 wherein theadditional ornamental portion is detachable from the strap and adifferent additional ornamental portion can be connected to the strap.20. The purse according to claim 10 wherein the first, second, third,fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth connectors are selected fromthe group consisting of: swivel hooks, swivel hooks, clasps, D-rings,snap buttons, adjustable side buckles, rectangle rings, magnets, edgeconnectors, screw connectors, flat head rivet studs, spikes, trianglerings, grommets, clips, lobster hooks, clasp with buckles, bridgeconnectors, or combinations thereof.